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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4564884 | Electrical apparatus with base plate An electrical device of the type which is mounted on a base plate is formed of a plurality of individual components which are mounted on only one portion of a divided base plate. In one embodiment, the electrical device is a multipolar switch and the indi... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4558914 | Readily expandable input/output construction for programmable controller By providing an input/output module which incorporates post means formed thereon and slider means connected thereto and movable into and out of locking engagement with the post means of an adjacent module, a unique input/output module is achieved that is ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4542443 | Termination frame assembly with protection from EMI from field wiring and rack for same A termination frame assembly mounts signal conditioner circuit boards for a data acquisition system individually on a frame with an electromagnetic interference (EMI) barrier extending along the front edge and bending back over the circuit board and then ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4542260 | Encapsulated assemblies An encapsulated assembly of electric components (12) on a board (11) wherein the board and components are encapsulated in a mass of silicone rubber (17) which rubber mass is in turn encapsulated in a mass of rigid epoxy resin compound (21) which is partia... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4527285 | Pluggable terminal architecture A modular terminal comprising a frame, a data distribution chamber, a power distribution apparatus and plural functional units. The functional units are supported and oriented by the frame in such a way that each interconnects with the power distribution ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4519658 | Electronic package assembly and accessory component therefor An accessory circuit component interconnected with the contacts of an electrical package comprises a flexible substrate with a circuit pattern of conductive traces thereon and a decoupling capacitor connected to selected conductive traces. A plurality of ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4507526 | Module unit time switch disk assembly Time switch is arranged on a plug-in unit for a system housing containing various side-by-side unit components. The time switch includes a rotatable timing disk disposed for rotation about a lateral axis longitudinal of the housing and having a circumfere... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4477862 | Backplane connector By providing a multi-faced connector having a female contact receiving portion formed on a first face, a male contact connecting portion formed on a second face thereof, opposite said first face, and printed circuit board receiving contacts formed on a th... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4472765 | Circuit structure A three-dimensional circuit structure suited for a routing type electronic switcher matrix, for analog or digital signals, in which internal wire interconnections are not required. Plural parallel-disposed zero-insertion-force connectors are orthogonally ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4456130 | System for the suspension of modular units A suspension system for an electric gauge of the modular type includes one or more, substantially vertical, modules and a supporting device for supporting the modules comprising a base plate, a stanchion fixed to the base plate, and horizontal cylindrical... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4403271 | Apparatus for mounting and packaging data processing devices The apparatus and method herein disclosed is to permit modular mounting and packaging of a plurality of data processing devices of different configurations and functions in a standardized wall-like reticulated structure. This structure (10) has front and ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4321588 | Breadboard system A breadboard assembly to facilitate connecting electrical circuits comprises a breadboard member including a housing, plural electrical contacts in the housing, openings, in at least one surface of the housing for permitting access for connection to respe... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4298905 | Cooling apparatus for electronic modules A plurality of electronic modules are mounted in a housing having conduits or carrying coolant. Each electronic module is mounted in channel grooves in a pair of side plates and springs are provided in each groove for upwardly biasing each module. A top co... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4281359 | Static trip unit for molded case circuit breakers A static trip unit is comprised of a current transformer module and an electronic programmer module physically and electrically mated together for incorporation in a molded case industrial circuit breaker. Current transformer modules and programmer module... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4254446 | Modular, hybrid integrated circuit assembly A modular, hybrid integrated circuit assembly is disclosed which includes a number of integrated circuit modules which can be assembled together to create any number of different hybrid electronic circuits. The modules are designed to minimize semiconduct... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4251853 | Annunciator of modular construction The annunciator is formed of a plurality of square cross-section modules. Each module includes a plastic housing, a mother board mounted on one end of said housing, one or more point cards slidably mounted in the housing and a light card mounted in the ho... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4228483 | Sequential control electrical chain comprising assembled coupling connector modules Associable coupling connector for each of the storage relays of a sequential automatic device. The coupling connector comprises on the one hand the pins placed at the back of sockets which are assembled in three different areas of the front face, allotted... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4216523 | Modular printed circuit board A printed circuit board substrate is subdivided into sections, the boundary of each section being defined by notches which weaken the substrate and thereby permit the substrate to be fractured at the boundaries of the sections to permit the removal of a d... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4152750 | I/O interface rack for solid state control system A pair of spaced side plates are connected together by mounting bars which support a circuit board. Individual I/O modules plug into connectors on the circuit board and are fastened to the mounting bars. Wiring from the controller processor is brought int... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4124877 | Amplifier with digital control In electronic amplifiers it is desirable to have the capability of accurate setting of the characteristic values while still having a limited space on a front panel. In order to accomplish this, a digital switch having a plurality of digital switch units ... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4115839 | Self-supporting modular switchboard panel A self-supporting modular switchboard panel formed from a plurality of rectangular frame elements with four solid side faces. The corner edges are beveled to provide a 45° angle with the side faces so that when four frame elements are placed together to ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4080645 | Converter valve comprised of a plurality of modular elements A converter valve which is constructed from modular elements is disclosed. Each of these modular elements comprises a group of thyristors arranged in side-by-side relationship and the drive means and circuit component group associated with such thyristor ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4077057 | Gas-insulated thyristor arrangement comprising a pressure encapsulation formed in the manner of a tank A gas-insulated thyristor arrangement with at least one thyristor column which is constructed of disk-type thyristors and is arranged, together with its associated drive and external-circuit modules, in a rotationally-symmetric shield which is fastened vi... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3942077 | Modular panel construction for programmable controller and frame therefore By providing an input/output panel housing which is readily connectible to adjacent housings and which cooperates with up to four removable input/output modules, a completely expandable, modularized input/output panel construction is achieved. Each housin... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3940666 | Circuit module with recess for receiving a coupling coil A circuit module, such as is used in a modular L-C filter, includes a support having a base portion and side portions. One or more electric circuit elements, such as inductors and capacitors, are mounted on the support. One of the side portions of the sup... | 02/24/1976 |
